Gubben Väder
Finished
January 5, 2017
January 20, 2017

Gubben Väder

Project info
Veðurfræðingurinn - weatherman by G. Dagbjört Guðmundsdóttir
Knitting
SweaterPullover
Dad
XL
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
19 stitches and 23 rows = 4 inches
in plain stockinet
1,209 yards = 5.53 skeins
Ullcentrum 3-ply Worsted
123 yards in stash
4.45 skeins = 973.3 yards (890.0 meters), 445 grams
Blue
Ullcentrum in KALMAR, Kalmar län
October 19, 2016
Ullcentrum 3-ply Worsted
129 yards in stash
0.28 skeins = 61.2 yards (56.0 meters), 28 grams
Blue
Ullcentrum in KALMAR, Kalmar län
January 5, 2017
Ullcentrum 3-ply Worsted
112 yards in stash
0.36 skeins = 78.7 yards (72.0 meters), 36 grams
Blue
Ullcentrum in KALMAR, Kalmar län
January 5, 2017
Ullcentrum 3-ply Worsted
112 yards in stash
0.44 skeins = 96.2 yards (88.0 meters), 44 grams
Blue
Ullcentrum in KALMAR, Kalmar län
January 5, 2017
Notes

General
Using 4mm for ribbing, 4.5 for plain stockinet, and 5 for colourwork.

Mods

  • Only using 3 contrast colours.
  • Using all 3 cc for start of cuffs and made the cuffs a little longer = cast on + 1 row blue, 2 rows medium blue, 2 rows light blue, 10 rows dark blue on sleeves, 8 on body. For neck made 5 rows dark blue, 2 rows light & medium, and 1 row + cast off with blue.
  • Using lifted increases.
  • Ending sleeves 30 rows after last increase.
  • Made body 48 cm.
  • Made 3 pairs of shortrows (double-stitch) after joining sleeves to body. First turn 3st into front, then 10st + 10st after this.

Timeline
2017-01-07: Finished the first sleeve and started the second.
2017-01-09: Finished second sleeve and started on body.
2017-01-15: Finished the body, joined the sleeves, made shortrows, and started on the yoke.
017-01-19: Grrr, had to tink back 4 rows! Don’t try to follow a discussion at the same time as both decreasing and knitting in pattern. You WILL make at least one mistake.
2017-01-20: Finished the knitting!! Washing and drying left to do before photos.
2017-01-30: Wasn’t completely satisfied with neck band so unraveled and reknit it this morning. (New neck photo 2 & 3, old neck photo 1 & 4.)

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January 5, 2017
January 20, 2017
 
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by Ullcentrum
Worsted
100% Wool
219 yards / 100 grams

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  • Originally queued: January 2, 2017
  • Project created: January 5, 2017
  • Finished: January 21, 2017
  • Updated: December 1, 2019
  • Progress updates: 16 updates